Rap

Trap legend RL Grime is gearing up for the release of sophomore album Nova. Building onto the hype comes the release of a new single entitled ‘Era’. An anxious introduction builds immense excitement as tribal undertones drift under a massive drum build. A perfectly placed Redman sample ushers us into a drop that’s grande and wordly (think ‘Core’ & ‘Waiting’).…

Although a large portion of my writing tends to focus on electronic music, hip-hop and rap have always been my first love. I fell in love with the genre 20 years ago and it’s one of the few things that’s remained constant over the greater part of my life. One of the elements that always made rap so special is…

S’natra and Brasstracks stay making magic; whether it’s just S’natra and Ivan (‘Number One,’ ‘Tonight Freestyle’) or the full duo (‘Lemme Put This Cup Down’). ‘Lie For You’ keeps the trend going while sprinkling in their homie BXRBER on the hook. As soon as you hear the brass you know it’s going to be on point. The backdrop is smooth…

Belly is no stranger to the game. He’s been in the game for 15 plus years and in the last 5 he’s really started to make a mark on an international level. Today he dropped Mumble Rap which is an eleven track mixtape/album. And yes, the album title is ironic as hell because Belly is rapping his ass off on the…

Ekali & Denzel Curry’s ‘Babylon’ is an absolute monster. Remixing a track of this magnitude is no easy feat, but Ekali found a few producers that are more than up to the task. The official remix pack features 3 collaborative reworks. Kicking things off is Skrillex and Ronny J’s rendition. This one stays truest to the original, perfectly balancing Denzel’s…

If the stacked line-up on this one doesn’t already have you excited, I’m not sure what will. Bay Area producer JULiA LEWIS has connected with fellow producers Mr. Carmack and Mikos Da Gawd. The trio concoct a beat that’s smooth and summery. Elujay comes through with the bars and some stellar singing to top this one off exceptionally. This is…

josh pan never disappoints. For his latest offering he’s connected with rising Vancouver rapper bbno$. ‘Jugg’ is absolutely out of hand. bbno$ partified bars slide over the track like sizzurp on ice. As the backdrop builds, the vocals are removed for an abusive industrial section that’s beyond raw. From there pan plays with bbno$’ vocals adding in some trippy tones.…

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Humble’ is easily one of the biggest and best tracks of the year. Just when you thought it couldn’t be any more massive, Skrillex comes through with a wild new remix. It’s been teased for quite some time but the official audio is finally here. Proving to be well worth the wait, the rework is completely mad. Skrillex…

Ever wondered what it would would sound like if a producer sampled every song on Joey Bada$$’ latest album All Amerikkkan Bada$$? Probably not, but now that I’ve mentioned it, I know you’re interested. Thanks to Infrared we now have our answer. ‘All Amerikkkan Opu$’ is a laidback record that was created using only samples from Joey’s latest. Front and…

There’s something special to be said for consistency, especially in the music industry. More often than not, artists are here today, gone tommorow, desperately hopping from sound to sound trying to stay hot. Falcons isn’t on that wave. The producer has been keeping it 100 for years, dropping real shit time after time. Proving this once more comes ‘Nonsense,’ a…